Is Your Google Ads Strategy Creating Loyal and Valuable Customers?
At VROOM Digital, we understand that finding and engaging with your most loyal and valuable customers over the long term is key to maximising profits. Your profitability is tied to value and loyalty. Therefore, our key metric is driving more conversions amongst your prime...
Visa-Free Suspension Halted for Some European Countries
Ireland has suspended visa-free travel for refugees coming from many countries in Europe in a bid to shelter Ukrainians. The announcement comes after Ireland, already hosting more than 43,000 Ukrainians, ran out of beds set aside for new Ukrainian arrivals because they were being taken by refugees...
Tour the Prison Where ”’The Shawshank Redemption” Was Filmed
Constantly topping the list of people's favourite movies ever, now super-fans of ''The Shawshank Redemption'' can tour the prison drama's filming locations in northern Ohio.
Set in and around the town of Mansfield, located close to Cleveland, the guided excursion, which debuted last month, takes...
Travelling Without Moving
Recently Roman Townsend, Managing Director of Belvera Partners embarked on a journey to try and actually experience the metaverse. Here's what Roman had to say:
"Firstly, you need expensive kit you can’t buy just anywhere (my €450 Oculus Quest 2 headset had to be ordered...
Powerhouses Integrate to Improve Bookings
Procon, a leading mid and back office technology provider for the corporate travel industry, and Vibe, a leading provider of travel booking software for the travel industry, have announced a new integration partnership to integrate Vibe’s booking platform into ProTAS, Procon’s mid and back...
Royal Caribbean Boosts Fleet by Buying Crystal Cruises Ship
Royal Caribbean is expanding its fleet by adding one of defunct company Crystal Cruises' former ships to its family of vessels.
Royal Caribbean has received the green light to purchase the Endeavor for $275m. The ship - which was built for the recently bankrupted Crystal...
Supplier of the Week: Celebrating 15 Years with Etihad in Ireland
A Strong Start
Etihad Airways’ Irish story started a decade and a half ago on 2nd July 2007 when the airline launched a direct service from Dublin Airport to its home in Abu Dhabi. In less than 3 years Etihad had expanded to 14 weekly...
Despite the Chaos, Dublin Airport is Performing Well
Despite the delays, cancellations and all-round chaos afflicting travel this summer, Dublin Airport has ranked as the fourth-best airport to travel through in July, just behind Bergamo, Gran Canaria and Bucharest.
Given the amount of negative attention Dublin Airport has had to deal with since...
IATA Urges Canada to Drop Remaining ‘Out of Step’ Covid Travel Restrictions
Airline industry group the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has requested Canada to “urgently” drop its remaining Covid travel restrictions, saying they are “out of step” with the rest of the world and are accentuating the current delays and disruption across Canadian airports.
“Canada has...
Heathrow Airport and Emirates Release Joint Statement
Emirates Airlines has agreed to cap sales on flights out of London Heathrow airport until mid-August after the airport asked carriers to scale back on numbers.
Emirates agreed that the airline is willing to work with the airport to help control the situation over the...
Spain to Make Some Rail Travel Free from September
Tourists will soon be able to avail of some level of free rail travel in Spain, with some short and medium-length routes due to be made free by September.
Essentially, the Spanish government is introducing the system as a means of reducing cost of living...
British Virgin Islands Scraps COVID-19 Testing Requirements
The British Virgin Islands will no longer need visitors to present a negative COVID-19 test result to gain entry. Previously, regardless of vaccination status, passengers were required to present proof of a negative rapid antigen or PCR test taken 48 hours prior to arrival...
Etihad Named Environmental Airline of the Year 2022
Etihad Airways has been named ‘Environmental Airline of the Year 2022’ in the annual airline ratings awards.
The ranking recognises Etihad’s industry-leading strategy to improve aviation sustainability for both the airline itself and the entire industry.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change chose the...
London to Dublin Coach Service Resumes
Bus Éireann is partnering with UK coach operator, National Express to reinstate the London-Dublin coach service for the first time since the pandemic.
The new Bus Éireann expressway will make the overnight journey to Dublin via a stop in Birmingham. Fares will start at 82...
Cassidy Travel and Oasis Travel Win
Congratulations to the teams at Cassidy Travel and Oasis Travel as they each earn another accolade.
Cassidy Travel
Congratulations to the entire Cassidy Travel team for earning the accolade of “Republic of Ireland Agency of the Year” at Travel Weekly’s Agent Achievement Awards 2022 last night.
Cassidy...
BA and Iberia Guidance for Bookings impacted by Heathrow Capacity Restrictions
As a result of Heathrow’s newly imposed capacity restrictions, BA has had to take a small number of additional flights out of their schedule. With limited capacity, BA will prioritise customers who hold ticketed bookings. Therefore, the decision has been made to cancel any un-ticketed bookings...
Emirates Rejects Heathrow’s Demands to Cut Capacity
As ITTN reported on Tuesday, London Heathrow has introduced a cap on passenger numbers for the remainder of the summer. The maximum amount of passengers is now 100,000 per day – a reduction of 4,000 per day.
Emirates said Heathrow gave it 36 hours to comply...
Star Alliance Team Out & About Once More!
In celebration of the 25-year anniversary, the Star Alliance team are out and about in full force with agents promoting the fantastic OTT trade challenge - click here to do the training.
Here we have Lynda Betsch of AEGEAN spending time at Cassidy Travel in...
Exciting Job Opportunity
Part-time Sales Manager required working between 16-20 hours a week. This is a work from home and field-based role that would suit someone who is looking to get back into the travel industry but wants to maintain a work-life or family balance. Applicants will ideally have...
ANTOR Welcomes its New Board for 2022/23
The Head of Secretariat, Alison Cryer, for the Association of National Tourist Offices and Representatives (ANTOR) is delighted to announce the newly appointed ANTOR board and new members for 2022/23.
At the 70th AGM, ANTOR members elected their board with Tracey Poggio, who currently heads...
